CVE-2005-4837: net-snmp Configuration
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2005-4837 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Configuration vulnerability in net-snmp. EPSS estimates a 9.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2Timeline
- 10-04-2007PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
snmp_api.c in snmpd in Net-SNMP 5.2.x before 5.2.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.3, and 5.0.x before 5.0.10.2, when running in master agentx mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by causing a particular TCP disconnect, which triggers a free of an incorrect variable, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2177.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
9.74%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
96%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 9.74% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (sourceforge.net)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- net-snmp< 5.2.2-1
Net-snmp1 product
- net-snmp5.0 | 5.0.1 | 5.0.2 | 5.0.3 | 5.0.4_pre2 | 5.0.5 | 5.0.6 | 5.0.7 | 5.0.8 | 5.0.9 | 5.0.10
Sourceforge1 product
- net-snmp≤ 5.0.9 | ≤ 5.1.2 | ≤ 5.2.1.2
3 vendors · 3 products
References
11 links- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1334X Refsource CONFIRM
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9442VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1207023&group_id=12694&atid=112694X Refsource CONFIRMExploit